John Kennedy actually said...

"I first of all want to express my strong appreciation to our allies in NATO who participated in the honor guard this morning."

"In these days we depend upon God and we also depend upon our soldiers."

"Never in history has a country had so many of its sons serving so far away from their own land in a time of danger, not for the purpose of conquest but for the purpose of freedom."

"No, I have no plans to visit the African countries."